Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-15
: :I0WN OF ORANGE.
3 Land Of Wealth and
Comfortable Homes.
rRERLEss PLAIN OF BEAUTY
4 Great Garden Of Fruits,
Flowers and All Good
Things.

The bsautlful village Of Orange is sit
uAbsd on the south side of the Santa
Ara rlvsr, thirty.two miles southeast Of
I1os Angeles, in the center of that por-
tioa of ths Santa Ana valley that Is
hoasded By the river on the west. the
eeoan q the south. and the Santiago
hills and mountains on the north and
-. n this grand slope Of territory OF
II, 900 acres Of gravelly loan. changing
g dark alluvial on the lower aide, lies
ths beautiful town of Orange, very
nearly b tbs geographical center of the
trast The land b part of the rancho
santiago de Santa Ana, and was sur.
veyed Into smsll tracts in 1870. In 1871
thas portion called the A. B. Chapman
tr,ot was laid ont in small tracts where
- Orange business center now stands
end the Chapman ditch was completed
70 ths tract during the same year.
A lev pettlers oi small means located
On Ihis land in that year, but orange
trees were 70 dear that they could not
alEprd to buy and plant them. The
nme conditions prevailed in 1872. In
1873 : few orange trees were planted by
new settlers Of larger means. and the
rouarksblo Rrowth which these trees
unado Induced Others 10 plant freely in
1874. In ths following years more
troes were planted In Orange, Tustin and
eanta Ans, and steadily the orchards ar d
vinsyards stretched over the plain, till
IL 6rand Damascus like town Of Orange.
riak II III that humanity needs Iron, the
boson of nature, = now displayed in
hoantiful garment. of green and gold,
~ ~ air made voluptu0usly sweet by
~ fragrance Of flowers.
0fon4o has taken no step backward.
Yho housos have been improved and
uade beautiful, lawns, yards and gar
6ons have bean planted and tended with
- utmost oare. The town in 1877
pnrohased N interest In the ditch of the
Donan Ana Valley Irrigation Company
ehat 1ad begun . ditch ON the south
hAnk a the Santa Ana. BY combining
- watsr right with the previous right,
6 ob6alned in the following year grand
vater supply. The ditch il twelve
mllss long, twenty.six feet wide ct the
ton. Tan feet wide at the bottom and ak
fest deep, carrying sixty heads of water.
This grand supply gave tremendous
uowtk 70 all the South Santa Ana val
Icy.
The ditch has heavy fall and one Of
~ branches ID utilized to turn fine
flourinR mill. The fall at the mill is
lifty IL feet and has power to grind all
the Grain in the valley and produce
ecoueh slectricity to light all the towns
o both sides Of the river. The main
ditch and branches are fifty miles in
lsagth, aad are owned by the land
owners according to acreage. There 10
- expense for the use Of water except
he cost Of keeping the bitches in re-
raIr.
The system works to . charm, and al
- eulfivators have an abundance of
water. The raising of barley and al
lnlia IN Orange, Is only to moderate
sxtsnt for bay, while nearly all the land
= occupied with orchards and vineyards,
whIeh pay much better reward for la
ber than small grain.
II 1873 the business of wine-making
beean in . moderate way. The busi-
neos has steadily increased till about
~, 900 gallons are made annually in the
|hroo vinsries Of the town. The quality
4 The Port wine Of Orange il very fine
lor young wine.
RAISIN MAKING.
The business Of raisin making in Or
laee i marching on with gigantic
ItFides. From . small beginning, in
I877. whsn bat few boxes were made,
he crop now reaches 200, 600 boxes of
most excellent raisins. Many young
Iinsyards will this year increase their
lid % that about 25O.00O boxes will
= The pack of 1887. Besides this large
mount Of raisins, vast amounts OF Mus
II grapes are shipped East in refrigera-
oe cars.
TREIGHT SHIPMENTS.
The freight depot was opened at
)rangs February "a, 1885. and the fol.
pwinR amount Of freight was forwarded
'etwesn February Sd, 1885. and June
Oh 1850, - furnished by the railroad
Gea1, Mr.. G. D. Ellis: